Extreme Political History Video Podcast Jokes
@howardmortman·46.6K subscribers·1.1K videos
Ben Sasse picks his favorite moments speaking as a U.S. Senator - EXTREME MORTMAN PODCAST PROMO
Posted
February 28, 2026
Views
168
Likes
1
Engagement
February 28, 2026
168
1
0.60%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
2:20Now PlayingOn November 3rd, 2015, a freshman rose on the Senate floor to address his colleagues… He gave his maiden speech as a U.S. Senator… It was a full year since he was elected.
" I rise to speak from the floor for the first time. I have never been in politics before, and I intentionally waited to speak here. I want to talk today about the historic purposes and uses of the Senate, about the decades-long decline of the legislature relative to the executive branch, and about what baby steps toward institutional recovery might look like. Before doing so, let me explain briefly why I chose to wait a year since election day before beginning to fully engage in floor debate."
That was Nebraska Republican Ben Sasse …
Why did Senator Sasse wait a year before giving his first floor speech?
In the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "Extreme Mortman" – find out!
We're featuring Senator Sasse because he recently announced he has stage-four pancreatic cancer. So, we wanted to know: Which were his favorite and most notable speeches as a U.S. Senator.
And he told us.
Which moments did Ben Sasse pick?
What was a common theme when Ben Sasse questioned Supreme Court justice nominees?
Whose desk did Ben Sasse choose to occupy on the Senate floor — and why?
And what happened that one time with Senator Sasse, Senator Cruz — and Dr. Pepper?
Find out in the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "Extreme Mortman" – as we hear Ben Sasse's own picks for his most memorable moments speaking as a U.S. Senator.
Hear the full podcast from this promo here on YouTube:
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
